Busy

I am busy. It never fails that I plan a couple of things and then before I know it the surrounding days, nights and weekends fill up around the original plans. I like to be busy. Too often I get bored. I watch too much tv. I just got hooked on another show, but that will have to be a different post.

I was thinking about how busy I am right now. I'm in two Bible study classes (using the same book, so that's a relief), I am going to visit my bff Heather this weekend, I was in Detroit last weekend, and next weekend I've declared it Spring Cleaning in our house. That is Palm Sunday weekend, so the following Sunday we will be heading down to Cicero. Skylar will be coming back for her spring break. I'm looking forward to all of these things (yes, even the cleaning. The sense of accomplishment is what I'm looking forward to the most).

Then I was thinking about Easter and the Lenten season. We do busy ourselves, much like Christmas, preparing for the coming of Christ. Easter Monday is always so... sad. It shouldn't be, it should be another day of rejoicing. I think I know the reason why. Because we've filled the time before with so many things. The bible studies, giving something up; there's a constant reminder of the season of Lent and then, just like that, it's over.

How do you carry on after Easter? Do you try to keep doing whatever you were doing (or continue to give up whatever you had given up for Lent) throughout the year, like some kind of New Year's resolution? I'm curious to hear how you deal with Easter Monday, and the other days of the year that feel like Easter Monday?